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My usual short estimate of the state of every school when it was examined is subjoined. [Not reprinted.] I have, &c, The Chairman, Nelson Education Board. W. C. Hodgson.

Summary of Results for the Whole District.

GEEY. g IBj Education Office, Greymouth, 20th March, 1890. I have the honour to submit my fourth annual report upon the schools of this district. The number of schools examined was twenty. The following table gives particulars of passes, &c, from the year 1885, and of percentages on class subjects, &c, from 1886: —

Table A.

The increases upon the previous year are : Eoll number, 22; above Standard VI., 9 ; number presented in standards, 19; number of standard scholars present at examination, 50. The last particular is th% only one worthy of notice, the percentage of absentees being less than in 1888 by 2-8 per cent. The percentage of absentees for the Greymouth School is 11, or nearly double the percentage for the whole district, the total number absent being forty-seven, exclusive of the whole of the Seventh Standard. Taylorvillc and Dobson had one and three absentees respectively ; Tcremakau,

Standard Classes. Presented. Absent. Excepted. Failed. Passed. Average Age of those that passed. Above Standard VI. Standard VI. ... V. ... IV. ... „ III. ... II. ... I. •■• Preparatory ... Yrs. mos. 120 313 544 627 815 783 ■ 645 1,894 8 33 31 29 25 22 9 30 24 42 30 24 43 119 93 107 101 51 253 362 479 637 627 548 13 4 12 8 11 11 10 6 10 0 9 0 Totals ... 5,741 148 159 514 2,906 * Mean of average ag< i, 11 years 3 ionths.

1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. Roll number on day of examination Number of above who have already passed the standard course Within standard classification ... Number enrolled in standard classes present at examination Number promoted to a higher standard ... Percentage of promotions — On roll number of school On roll number of standard classes On number present in standard classes Mean of average age in standards Mean of average age of those who passed Percentage of passes in standard pass subjects Percentage on class subjects — Drawing ... History Geography ... ... Elementary science and object-lessons Mean percentage on class subjects Average marks for additional subjects (possible total, 20 for 1886, 25 for 1887, 40 for 1888, 20 for 1889)— Repetition and recitation Drill and exercises ... Singing ... Needlework Subject-matter ... Mean average 1,383 1,484 1,513 1,724 1,746 14 872 28 994 27 1,058 9 18 1,158 1,177 1,050 1,100 808 731 828 579 830 594 972 676 41-87 66-4 69-93 40 59-7 71-5 lly. lm. lly. 6m. 44-6 64 70 46-8 ! 41-9 69-7 ; 62-1 72 66-5 lly. 6m.illy. 3m. lly. 7m. lly. 6m. lly. 4m. lly. 5m. 85 78 78 77 48-9 49-9 54 55-6 52-1 64 35 42 53 48-5 68-9 78-2 37-2 i 53-6 50-8 i 49 62 72 54-7 63-2 13-5 15 17-5 16-5 15-0 14-8 15 16 18 17-8 12 15-8 16 14-6 12-5 15 22 17-5 22-5 12-6 18-25 15